by Robin Bull | Apr 30, 2021 | Attorney, Attorney Discipline, Attorney Suspension, Blog, California Bar, California State Bar Defense, Disbarment, Disciplinary Hearings, Ethics, Lawyer, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Solo Practice
COVID-19 affected all of us during 2020, including lawyers. The California State Bar continued its mission of protecting the public from misconduct that occurs by lawyers. The Annual Discipline Report for 2020 highlights that while the pandemic certainly presented...
by Megan Zavieh | Dec 30, 2019 | Attorney, Attorney Client Relationship, Attorney Discipline, Attorney Resources, Attorney Suspension, Blog, Disciplinary Hearings, Ethics, Finances, Flat Rates, IOLTA, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Lawyer, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Resources, Sanctions, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer
This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on April 4, 2014. Managing trust accounts – handling other people’s money – is one of the most sensitive things lawyers do, and one of the most common sources of ethical violations. You...
by Megan Zavieh | Nov 20, 2019 | Attorney, Attorney Client Relationship, Attorney Discipline, Attorney Suspension, Blog, California State Bar Defense, Disbarment, Disciplinary Hearings, Ethics, IOLTA, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Mental Health, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Sanctions, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer, Solo Practice, State Bar Defense
This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on March 4, 2013. Bar complaint statistics have been updated to reflect the summary report provided by the California State Bar for 2018. Every year, ethics boards receive thousands...
by Megan Zavieh | Sep 18, 2019 | ABA Ethics, Attorney, Attorney Discipline, Attorney Suspension, Blog, Disbarment, Disciplinary Hearings, Ethics, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Lawyer, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer, Solo Practice, State Bar Defense
This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on June 4, 2014. Since state bar disciplinary authorities do not always issue statistics on ethics violations, I am hesitant to proclaim this a list of the most-common reasons lawyers find...
by Megan Zavieh | Sep 3, 2019 | ABA Ethics, Attorney, Attorney Discipline, Attorney Resources, Attorney Suspension, Blog, Disbarment, Disciplinary Hearings, Ethics, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Lawyer, Mental Health, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Sanctions, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer, State Bar Defense
This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on December 6, 2016. John Grisham’s Wally Figg in the book The Litigators; Dustin Hoffman’s Danny Snyder in the movie Sleepers; Benicio Del Toro’s Dr. Gonzo in the movie Fear and Loathing...
by Megan Zavieh | Aug 27, 2019 | Attorney, Attorney Client Relationship, Attorney Discipline, Attorney Resources, Attorney Suspension, Billing, Blog, Disbarment, Disciplinary Hearings, Ethics, Finances, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Lawyer, Legal Tech, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Sanctions, Small Law Firm, Social Media, Solo Lawyer, State Bar Defense, Technology
This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on March 5, 2013. Some ethics complaints stem from the substantive practice of law — failing to research and argue well, failing to notify the court of an authority against your client, or...
